Why this course?
Ofsted rates our primary age courses as “Outstanding” (2023 report)
Top modern university in London in Education (Complete University Guide 2025)
#8 in England for undergraduate student satisfaction National Student Survey 2024
About this course:
Learn the knowledge and skills to foster the academic, social, and emotional development of young learners.
Skills:
On our BA Education, our priority is ensuring that you graduate with a professional skillset. This incorporates;
A hands-on, practical route into the education sector.
Gain a deep understanding of working life in schools, the education system and the issues faced by classroom practitioners.
Those with Teaching Assistant experience, can become an accredited Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA), formally recognised as a graduate level outcome.
These three strands will ensure that you are ready for the practical realities of the education sector.
Career opportunities:
Many take on roles in the education sector including:
Education professional in primary and nursery care (teaching, administration or management)
A special needs professional in schools, children centres and the community
A children’s charity undertaking policy and research, in community support, welfare or housing
An NGO or central or local government department
After completeing your Foundation Year You’ll explore everything from historical and cultural perspectives on education to cutting-edge debates shaping today’s classrooms and policies.
Focus on building strong study skills, supported by a dedicated Academic Guidance Tutor (AGT) and a Student Engagement Coach to help you transition into university life in year 1
Apply your knowledge through a professional placement in an educational setting while deepening your academic skills and exploring global perspectives on education in year 2
Prepare for life after Roehampton with modules that emphasise employability, professionalism, and continuous professional development in year 3
Alongside lectures, seminars, and workshops, you’ll also take part in external trips, guest lectures, programme-wide events, and interactive projects designed to broaden your learning and connect you with the wider educational community.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Roehampton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | with a minimum of 5.5 in each band |
English Language requirementshttps://www.roehampton.ac.uk/international/entry-requirements/
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential.
Our Contextual Offer scheme enables us to offer some flexibility in our entry requirements, and we hope it will encourage talented students whose personal circumstances may have impacted upon their achievements at school or college to be more confident about applying to study a degree at Roehampton.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Please note, fee quoted is for the Foundation Year fee only; future years of study will have a higher fee.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you: https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/student-support/non-academic-and-academic-support/financial-support-and-guidance/
Email:clearing@roehampton.ac.uk
Phone:0300 303 8320
Email:admissions@roehampton.ac.uk
Phone:0208 392 3314
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